{"id":900530,"date":"2025-05-28T08:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/?p=900530"},"modified":"2025-05-26T06:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T13:22:14","slug":"mac-mini-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/setups\/mac-mini-computer","title":{"rendered":"M4 Mac mini takes over for &#8216;semi-retired&#8217; M1 MacBook Pro [Setups]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple silicon computers have serious staying power. Setups left and right feature M1 machines, released in late 2020, including today&#8217;s featured setup. The user said their M4 Mac mini pretty much took over for their M1 MacBook Pro in the workstation. So they reserve their &#8220;semi-retired&#8221; laptop for outdoor use, though it&#8217;s still running strong after more than five years of constant use.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>M4 Mac mini computer: Little desktop machine takes over for &#8216;semi-retired&#8217; M1 MacBook Pro<\/h2>\n<div id=\"lasso-anchor-id-874886-1641771601\" class=\"lasso-container\">\n    <!-- LASSO DISPLAY BOX (https:\/\/getlasso.co) -->\n\t<div class=\"lasso-display lasso-cactus lasso-url-amzn-amazon-51 \">\n\t\t<!-- BADGE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-badge\">\n\t\t\t\tMini but mighty!\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- LASSO TITLE, PRICE, DESC, AND IMAGE -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-2024-Desktop-Computer-10%E2%80%91core\/dp\/B0DLBTPDCS\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"874886\" data-lasso-name=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" title=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2024 M4 Mac mini\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-price-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"discount-price\"><strike>$599.00<\/strike><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-price\">$488.63<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"lasso-amazon-prime\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Apple's tiny new desktop features an M4 chip with 10\u2011core CPU and 10\u2011core GPU \"built for Apple Intelligence,\" plus 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage and Gigabit Ethernet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-fields\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"lasso-fields-pros lasso-fields-2\">\n\t\t<strong>Pros:<\/strong>\n\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"lasso-check\"><span class=\"lasso-check-content\"><\/span><\/span>Apple M4 chip is powerful<\/li><li><span class=\"lasso-check\"><span class=\"lasso-check-content\"><\/span><\/span>Compact desktop design<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"lasso-fields-cons lasso-fields-3\">\n\t\t<strong>Cons:<\/strong>\n\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"lasso-x\"><span class=\"lasso-x-1\"><\/span><span class=\"lasso-x-2\"><\/span><\/span>Headphone jack on front<\/li><li><span class=\"lasso-x\"><span class=\"lasso-x-1\"><\/span><span class=\"lasso-x-2\"><\/span><\/span>BYODKM (bring your own display, keyboard and mouse)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"lasso-fields-single\">\n\t<strong>Read our hands-on review:<\/strong>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/reviews\/m4-pro-mac-mini-review\"> Mac mini with M4 Pro is mightier and mini-er than ever<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-image\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-2024-Desktop-Computer-10%E2%80%91core\/dp\/B0DLBTPDCS\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"874886\" data-lasso-name=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" title=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lasso-image-no-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/21W9d8RkFOL._SL500_.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- BUTTONS -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-3\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-button-1\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-2024-Desktop-Computer-10%E2%80%91core\/dp\/B0DLBTPDCS\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"874886\" data-lasso-name=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" title=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\tBuy from Amazon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"sponsored\" class=\"lasso-button-2\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bestbuy.7tiv.net\/jeWJO5\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"874886\" data-lasso-name=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" title=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\" data-lasso-button=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBuy from Best Buy\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- DISCLOSURE & DATE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-disclosure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-date\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/29\/2025 02:26 pm GMT <i class=\"lasso-amazon-info\" data-tooltip=\"Price and availability are accurate as of the date and time indicated and are subject to change.\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Redditor mykeldg showcased the M4 Mac mini setup in a post entitled, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/macsetups\/comments\/1krkd0u\/ready_for_another_16h_shift\/#lightbox\" data-lasso-id=\"1641770192\">Ready for another 16h shift<\/a>.&#8221; Their M4 Mac mini (and to a lesser extent, their M1 MacBook Pro) drives a 27-inch HP 1080p display.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mostly using the mini now and the MBP is semi retired unless I need to work outside,&#8221; they said. &#8220;The M1 has proven to be a reliable workhorse even after 5 years 24\/7 usage (i disabled sleep).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A person asked how the M4 mini &#8220;holds its ground,&#8221; because they might choose it over an M2 or M3 Mac Studio Ultra if the mini performs well enough.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The mini M4 is a significant step up in performance from the M1 IMO,&#8221; mykeldg replied. &#8220;It feels like it never thinks or loads, it just runs anything instantly. It&#8217;s unreal for something below a grand. But I don&#8217;t do video editing or any other heavy workflows, so much that even the base M1 was enough for me. I mostly do minimal programming, graphics design, multimedia and the typical office productivity suite.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Hot Toys figures distinguish the workstation<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"324935\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_324935\" class=\"wp-caption post-body-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026.jpeg\" data-lasso-id=\"1641770193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-900533\" title=\"Setups mykeldg-Redd Mac mini 2 May 28 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026.jpeg\" alt=\"mechanical keyboard and Logitech mouse\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026.jpeg.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026-768x576.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026-1020x765.jpeg.webp 1020w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-2-May-28-2026-400x300@2x.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_324935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"border-color: #2470a3;\">The Akko mechanical keyboard isn&#8217;t commonly seen in setups online,\u00a0 but Magic Trackpad and Logitech MX Master 3S mouse are all over the place. But what you don&#8217;t see every day are Hot Toys action figures. To the right of the HP display stands Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man.<br \/><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:11px\">Photo: mykeldg@Reddit.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for input devices, the user employs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/?s=Logitech+MX+Master+3S+%5BSetups%5D\" data-lasso-id=\"1641771592\">ubiquitous Logitech MX Master 3S wireless mouse<\/a> and the much-less seen Akko MU-02 mechanical keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>And a striking element in the setup is the decor. In addition to an industrial-style Edison desk lamp, it features two Hot Toys action figures &#8212; Batman and Iron Man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Love your Hot Toys figures!&#8221; said a commenter. &#8220;Do you only have these two?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yes \ud83d\ude05 would love to have a collection, but with my limited space, I think I can only do one more,&#8221; mykeldg replied. &#8220;Looking into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hot-Toys-Knight-Figurine-Joker\/dp\/B0CGQ4BK3H\/\" data-lasso-id=\"1641771593\">Heath Ledger Joker<\/a> as the last one.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"lasso-anchor-id-900568-1641771602\" class=\"lasso-container\">\n    <!-- LASSO DISPLAY BOX (https:\/\/getlasso.co) -->\n\t<div class=\"lasso-display lasso-cactus lasso-url-amzn-hot-toys-16-batman-the-dark-knight-rises-dx-series \">\n\t\t<!-- BADGE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-badge\">\n\t\t\t\tHighly detailed\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- LASSO TITLE, PRICE, DESC, AND IMAGE -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-title\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hot-Toys-Batman-Knight-Rises\/dp\/B08QFGYKB3\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"900568\" data-lasso-name=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\" title=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-price-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"discount-price\"><strike>$548.46<\/strike><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-price\">$479.99<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"lasso-amazon-prime\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This highly detailed 1:6 action figure is Batman from \"The Dark Knight Rises.\"<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-fields\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"lasso-fields-pros lasso-fields-2\">\n\t\t<strong>Pros:<\/strong>\n\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"lasso-check\"><span class=\"lasso-check-content\"><\/span><\/span>Highly detailed die-cast model<\/li><li><span class=\"lasso-check\"><span class=\"lasso-check-content\"><\/span><\/span>From Christopher Nolan's \"Dark Knight\" trilogy (Christian Bale)<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"lasso-fields-cons lasso-fields-3\">\n\t\t<strong>Cons:<\/strong>\n\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"lasso-x\"><span class=\"lasso-x-1\"><\/span><span class=\"lasso-x-2\"><\/span><\/span>Pricey<\/li><\/ul>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-image\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hot-Toys-Batman-Knight-Rises\/dp\/B08QFGYKB3\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"900568\" data-lasso-name=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\" title=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lasso-image-no-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41BQzMY5rZL._SL500_.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- BUTTONS -->\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-3\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"lasso-button-1\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hot-Toys-Batman-Knight-Rises\/dp\/B08QFGYKB3\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-box-trackable=\"true\" data-lasso-id=\"900568\" data-lasso-name=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\" title=\"Hot Toys Batman - The Dark Knight Rises - DX Series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\tBuy from Amazon\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<!-- DISCLOSURE & DATE -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-5\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-disclosure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lasso-box-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-date\">\n\t\t\t\t05\/26\/2025 01:05 pm GMT <i class=\"lasso-amazon-info\" data-tooltip=\"Price and availability are accurate as of the date and time indicated and are subject to change.\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3>Shop these items now:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"324935\" aria-labelledby=\"figcaption_324935\" class=\"wp-caption post-body-image alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025.jpeg\" data-lasso-id=\"1641770194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-900534\" title=\"Setups mykeldg-Redd Mac mini 3 May 28 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025.jpeg\" alt=\"Mac mini setup\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025.jpeg.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025-400x300.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025-350x263.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025-768x576.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025-1020x765.jpeg.webp 1020w, https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Setups-mykeldg-Redd-Mac-mini-3-May-28-2025-400x300@2x.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_324935\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" style=\"border-color: #2470a3;\">Here&#8217;s a full-on frontal view of the setup.<br \/><span style=\"font-style:italic;font-size:11px\">Photo: mykeldg@Reddit.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Mac mini computer and MacBook Pro:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-2024-Desktop-Computer-10%E2%80%91core\/dp\/B0DLBTPDCS\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-id=\"1641771594\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-name=\"2024 M4 Mac mini\">M4 Mac mini<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Apple-MacBook-13-inch-256GB-Storage\/dp\/B08N5LNQCX\/?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-id=\"1641771595\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-name=\"2020 M1 MacBook Air\">M1 MacBook Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Display:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ttps:\/\/www.amazon.com\/HP-Replaces-Docztorm-Flicker-free-micro-edge\/dp\/B0D9DPGFYH\/\" data-lasso-id=\"1641771596\">27-inch HP 1080p monitor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Input devices:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Akko-Mechanical-Programmable-Doubleshot-Anti-Ghosting\/dp\/B08TGCY8LX\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"1641770201\">Akko mechanical keyboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07T7ZW371?tag=cult087-20\" data-lasso-id=\"1641771597\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-lasso-name=\"Apple Magic Trackpad 2 (MJ2R2LL\/A) (Renewed)\">Magic Trackpad 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09HM94VDS?tag=cult087-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-lasso-id=\"1641770202\" data-lasso-name=\"Logitech MX Master 3S\">Logitech MX Master 3S wireless mouse<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"lasso-anchor-id-900570-1641771603\" class=\"lasso-container\">\n    <!-- LASSO DISPLAY BOX (https:\/\/getlasso.co) -->\n\t<div 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class=\"discount-price\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"latest-price\">$433.59<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"lasso-amazon-prime\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lasso-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This Mark LXXXV Iron Man version is a 1:6 scale figure, Multicolor, model HT904599. 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